It’s not sexy to save darfurians (is this the right word?) from diarrhea but this is what would save 80% of them. I think people who want to help should as a first impulse find something a cause a thing that’s not sext to support because we can almost be sure that that cause is underserved and a cause where what little we can do can/may mean alot.
Via Andy Rasmussen, deaths in Darfur? 20% violence, 80% diarrhea.
ultimately means that Darfur followed the common pattern of violent internal conflicts: Initial massacres were followed by massive displacement and the loss of protective health systems, and the problems of displacement ultimately affected the well-being of the population more than the direct experiences of violence.
via Things that probably won’t make it onto a Save Darfur poster – Chris Blattman.